Lee Strobel
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Well, Tom Doyle, who is an expert on the Middle East and travels all over the Middle East, I interviewed him for my new book coming out, Seeing the Supernatural. And he describes this whole, he said, Lee, I could pick up the phone right now and call Saudi Arabia, call Jordan, and give you five more stories from just this past week. This is happening all over the Middle East.
Well, Tom Doyle, who is an expert on the Middle East and travels all over the Middle East, I interviewed him for my new book coming out, Seeing the Supernatural. And he describes this whole, he said, Lee, I could pick up the phone right now and call Saudi Arabia, call Jordan, and give you five more stories from just this past week. This is happening all over the Middle East.
Well, that tells me something about God. It tells me something, he's seeking us first, that he's not playing hide and seek from us, but that he's reaching out to us. And it's interesting when people say, well, what about the guy who lives on an island who never hears the name of Jesus? That always comes from someone who has heard the name of Jesus. And my question to them is, have you responded?
Well, that tells me something about God. It tells me something, he's seeking us first, that he's not playing hide and seek from us, but that he's reaching out to us. And it's interesting when people say, well, what about the guy who lives on an island who never hears the name of Jesus? That always comes from someone who has heard the name of Jesus. And my question to them is, have you responded?
Well, that tells me something about God. It tells me something, he's seeking us first, that he's not playing hide and seek from us, but that he's reaching out to us. And it's interesting when people say, well, what about the guy who lives on an island who never hears the name of Jesus? That always comes from someone who has heard the name of Jesus. And my question to them is, have you responded?
Have you responded to what you know about Jesus and received him as your forgiver and your leader? Because that's not an issue for you, but it is an issue for some people. And I believe that anyone who calls out the one true God saying, God, help me, save me. I realize I've messed up things. I want to know you. Are you there? Tell me, show me.
Have you responded to what you know about Jesus and received him as your forgiver and your leader? Because that's not an issue for you, but it is an issue for some people. And I believe that anyone who calls out the one true God saying, God, help me, save me. I realize I've messed up things. I want to know you. Are you there? Tell me, show me.
Have you responded to what you know about Jesus and received him as your forgiver and your leader? Because that's not an issue for you, but it is an issue for some people. And I believe that anyone who calls out the one true God saying, God, help me, save me. I realize I've messed up things. I want to know you. Are you there? Tell me, show me.
I believe God will find a way through a dream, through a missionary, whatever, to make that happen.
I believe God will find a way through a dream, through a missionary, whatever, to make that happen.
I believe God will find a way through a dream, through a missionary, whatever, to make that happen.
Yeah, it's a great question. You know, the Bible is almost 800,000 words. And if you try to read the Bible, it can mess your mind up. I mean, it's difficult. I mean, there's a lot of messages. There's a lot of messages in the Bible. There's a lot there. And to really understand it takes a lot of study and so forth.
Yeah, it's a great question. You know, the Bible is almost 800,000 words. And if you try to read the Bible, it can mess your mind up. I mean, it's difficult. I mean, there's a lot of messages. There's a lot of messages in the Bible. There's a lot there. And to really understand it takes a lot of study and so forth.
Yeah, it's a great question. You know, the Bible is almost 800,000 words. And if you try to read the Bible, it can mess your mind up. I mean, it's difficult. I mean, there's a lot of messages. There's a lot of messages in the Bible. There's a lot there. And to really understand it takes a lot of study and so forth.
But I can summarize the central message that God wants us to know from the Bible in one verse, 21 words. and the verse is Romans 6, 23, which says simply, for the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord. So the wages of sin is death.
But I can summarize the central message that God wants us to know from the Bible in one verse, 21 words. and the verse is Romans 6, 23, which says simply, for the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord. So the wages of sin is death.
But I can summarize the central message that God wants us to know from the Bible in one verse, 21 words. and the verse is Romans 6, 23, which says simply, for the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord. So the wages of sin is death.
What we've earned, what we deserve, because we've ignored God, we've blasphemed against him, we've violated his commands, we've turned our back on him, the wage, what we've earned because of that is death, which means eternal separation from God. We'll pay for our own sins separate from God forever. But it says, there's another part to this story, the free gift of God.
What we've earned, what we deserve, because we've ignored God, we've blasphemed against him, we've violated his commands, we've turned our back on him, the wage, what we've earned because of that is death, which means eternal separation from God. We'll pay for our own sins separate from God forever. But it says, there's another part to this story, the free gift of God.
What we've earned, what we deserve, because we've ignored God, we've blasphemed against him, we've violated his commands, we've turned our back on him, the wage, what we've earned because of that is death, which means eternal separation from God. We'll pay for our own sins separate from God forever. But it says, there's another part to this story, the free gift of God.